This week is the third part of our mini-series on spaces we love. We’ll be joining curator Charles Farris who has chosen to take us on a gentle stroll into a small but rather special Tudor space, hidden away in the depths of Hampton Court Palace. Charles will help us imagine how this space may have witnessed some of the biggest moments in Henry VIII’s reign. 

To see the Wolsey Closet up close and find out more go to https://artsandculture.google.com/story/5AUxVfi6Al_lcg 

This week we’re continuing our mini-series on treasured spaces with a modest cottage hidden away in Kew Gardens. We’ll take a walk with Curator Lee Prosser through this intimate and charming space, to learn how it was used as a retreat away from public life for Queen Charlotte, George III and the royal family.   

Find more information on Queen Charlotte’s Cottage here hrp.org.uk/kew-palace/whats-on/queen-charlottes-cottage 

In this new six-part mini-series, we’ll be exploring a selection of treasured spaces in our palaces with the people who know them best, our curators.  

Some spaces will be grand and some modest, some aren’t even open to the public. But each space has been personally chosen by our resident experts to reveal how immersing ourselves in the past can connect us to the present.  

In this first episode we’ll follow Chief Curator Lucy Worsley, into the pomp of Kensington Palace, to a staircase that has a lot more to reveal about the Georgian court than you would think. 

To find out more about the King’s stairs go to hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/whats-on/the-kings-staircase   

In this six-part mini-series, we’ll be exploring a selection of treasured spaces in our palaces with the people who know them best, our curators.

Some spaces will be grand and some modest, some aren’t even open to the public. But each space has been personally chosen by our resident experts to reveal how immersing ourselves in the past can connect us to the present.  

The first epsidoe will be released on Thursday November 17th. Episodes will be released every two weeks. 

The well-known nursery rhyme cautions us to ‘Remember, Remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason, and plot’, but what does the Gunpowder Plot really mean to us today? 

In this second episode of our two-part series on the Gunpowder Plot, Curators Charles Farris, Brett Dolman and Alden Gregory explore how the plot was foiled, and whether the 5th of November still holds relevance to us now.  

To discover more about Guys Fawkes and the Tower of London, go to:  https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/guy-fawkes-and-the-gunpowder-plot  

It’s no small feat to tackle the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. It was an attempt by radical Catholic conspirators to assassinate King James I, and to destroy parliament in one devastating explosion, with Guy Fawkes lighting the fuse. But this two-part series is about more than just Guy Fawkes.  

In this first episode we’ll aim to cover the crucial context of the plot. Join Curators Charles Farris, Brett Dolman and Alden Gregory as they discuss the backdrop to one of the most pivotal plots in history.  

To discover more about Guys Fawkes and the Tower of London, go to:  https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/guy-fawkes-and-the-gunpowder-plot 

The Victorian era is defined by great leaps in cultural, technological and scientific innovations. In this series compiled from our archive we explore the fast moving world of Queen Victoria.       

In this talk historian John Naylor introduces us to steampunk and explores how its creative and aesthetic roots grew from the Victorian industrial revolution.

The Victorian era is defined by great leaps in cultural, technological and scientific innovations.  In this series compiled from our archive we explore the fast moving world of Queen Victoria.       

Join historian Paula Bartley as she explores the role of Victoria as both a woman and a queen in a politically male domain. 

The Victorian era is defined by great leaps in cultural, technological and scientific innovations. In this series compiled from our archive we explore the fast moving world of Queen Victoria.

This talk from historian Dr Chris Renwick delves into the mysterious world of Victorian séance, the craze for the supernatural, and its connection to contemporary science.

In this two-part series compiled from our archives we explore the history of food and dining across our palaces.

In this second episode, food historian Pen Vogler explains the art of describing culinary delights and disasters, and discusses the origins of food writing.

For more information on the history and stories of our palaces visit: www.hrp.org.uk/history-and-stories